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Updated Bowl Projections (mid-day Sunday edition)

Here are the updated bowl projections (and accepted bids) as of 3:30 EST:

New Mexico Bowl

Washington State*

Colorado State*

Las Vegas Bowl

Washington

Fresno State*

Idaho Potato Bowl

San Diego State*

Buffalo*

New Orleans Bowl

UL-Lafayette*

Tulane*

Beef O’Brady’s Bowl

Ohio*

East Carolina*

Hawaii Bowl

Boise State*

Florida Atlantic

Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl

Pittsburgh

Bowling Green*

Poinsettia Bowl

Utah State

Northern Illinois*

Military Bowl

Maryland

Marshall*

Texas Bowl

Michigan

Texas Tech

Fight Hunger Bowl

Oregon State

BYU*

Pinstripe Bowl

Notre Dame*

Rutgers*

Belk Bowl

Georgia Tech

Cincinnati*

Russell Athletic Bowl

Miami

Louisville*

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

Minnesota

Texas

Armed Forces Bowl

Middle Tennessee*

Navy*

Music City Bowl

Vanderbilt

Syracuse

Alamo Bowl

Oklahoma

UCLA

Holiday Bowl

Kansas State

Arizona State

AdvoCare Bowl

Western Kentucky

Boston College

Sun Bowl

USC

Virginia Tech

Liberty Bowl

Ole Miss

Rice*

Chick-fil-A Bowl

Texas A&M

Duke

Gator Bowl

Georgia

Nebraska

Heart of Dallas Bowl

North Carolina

North Texas*

Capital One Bowl

South Carolina

Wisconsin

Outback Bowl

Missouri

Iowa

Rose Bowl

Michigan State*

Stanford*

Fiesta Bowl

Baylor*

UCF

Sugar Bowl

Alabama

Oregon

Cotton Bowl

LSU

Oklahoma State

Orange Bowl

Clemson

Ohio State

BBVA Compass Bowl

Mississippi State

Houston*

GoDaddy Bowl

Bowling Green

Arkansas State*

BCS National Championship

Florida State*

Auburn*

* – accepted bid

A few bids were accepted earlier today. North Texas has accepted a bid to stay in their home state for the bowl season as they will be in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Houston accepted a bid to the BBVA Compass Bowl, which has to be surprising to some people since I was sure Pittsburgh would end up there again for what would seem like the 20th straight year. Boise State will now go to the Hawaii Bowl. I wonder if this was to make sure Chris Petersen would coach the bowl for the Broncos by accepting there rather than, say, the New Mexico Bowl. Finally, Middle Tennessee has accepted a bid to the Armed Forces Bowl which strikes me as a bit odd. The Mountain West has a tie-in there and have more than enough bowl teams, yet the Blue Raiders will go there. I will keep things updated as bids are accepted.

Update: Well that was fast. Only minutes after I posted this, San Diego State accepted a bid to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. This means that in all likelihood, UNLV will probably accept a bid to the New Mexico Bowl (not guaranteeing, just saying it seems like a lock now).

Update #2: These bids are coming pretty quickly now. East Carolina has accepted a bid to the Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl. And of course, I will take my foot out of my mouth from the previous update. Colorado State has accepted a bid to the New Mexico Bowl. Now, we may be not seeing UNLV during bowl season at all. Let’s see how that prediction holds up.

Update #3: So now Buffalo accepts a bid to the Idaho Potato Bowl to play San Diego State. And then Ohio accepts a bid to the Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl to play East Carolina. This probably means one of Western Kentucky or Ball State will not be going to a bowl game this year. Washington State has accepted a bid to play in the New Mexico Bowl against Colorado State. And Ball State has accepted a bid to the GoDaddy Bowl to play Arkansas State. So where is Bowling Green going then? All they did was win the MAC and ruin NIU’s season.

Update #4: I guess that answers my question. Bowling Green is going to the Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl. So now a new question…where does Northern Illinois go? You know I should just wait…NIU going to the Poinsettia Bowl.